Most AI systems are trained on datasets from a small group of sources – Nothing from Africa and little from Asia and Latin America.
Not what it seems with AI
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From the Blog on Artificial Intelligence
What does it be to be human? (in the digital era)
Artificial Intelligence is part of our lives. If AI enabled ‘things’ can be able to do the tasks humans do, what does it mean to be human?
ChatGPT
In the humanitarian space, ChatGPT can help with shaping proposals and project designs already. So what’s our role?
Is Teaching Transactional?
Often the conversations around AI are narrow. They view an interaction as transactional and solely about the sharing of information.
Humanitarian Data: 10 Things to Do
The recent events in Afghanistan are not just about Afghanistan, but rather about how we work and the ecosystem in which we work. Here are 10 things to do.
Two Important Articles to Read
Please read the two articles below. Add them to your reading list. They are different but also related. Data, more data, and technology are not our saviour.
Predictive Analytics and Humans
Predictions are cool and fun, but the human side of digital remains the hard part. Projects should split spending their resources accordingly.
Who is Responsible?
Algorithms are not responsible. We are responsible, even when we choose to give over power and decision rights to algorithms.
To be Generous is to be Human
Efficiency has no room for being generous, it is single minded in its pursuit. It has no room for letting the little brother be the hero.